Reborn in 1963: I Hunted and Stockpiled Meat During a Famine

When I returned to my lodgings after shopping, it was already 5 p.m. The factory workers were getting ready to go to the canteen for dinner.

Liu Zhu also took the bowl he bought to get his food.

"Liu Zhu, we've been looking for you everywhere. We wanted to invite you out for a bowl of noodles."

Niu Datie and Zhang Bixiang walked over.

"No, no, the food in this cafeteria is quite good."

"Hey, you're not picky at all, why don't you eat here?"

"Okay, let's eat here."

"Okay."

"Big brother, sister-in-law, I'll have to call you that from now on. Xiuxiu and I are planning to get married at the end of this year."

"You're engaged to my sister?" Niu Datie swallowed a mouthful of rice, his face slightly flushed. "That's wonderful news!"

Zhang Bixiang smiled broadly and said, "We're practically family now!"

"you do not say."

Why are you thinking of getting married at the end of the year?

"We're still short of money to marry Xiuxiu, so we need to prepare some betrothal gifts for Uncle Niu."

Niu Datie: "Hey, that's your idea. If you ask me, Xiuxiu isn't young anymore. You should work here for a few more months and get married sooner. Then bring Xiuxiu over, and once she's pregnant, let her go back."

"Brother, you really are my brother! This is a bit too hasty!" Liu Zhu blushed.

He also hoped to live with Niu Xiu.

Ever since he learned that Niu Xiu was willing to wait for him, he has been thinking about her constantly.

"No rush, no rush. When your sister-in-law and I went to her parents' house, we only brought a grass carp that we caught in the river. Her parents then asked her to come back with me!"

Liu Zhu was stunned when he heard this!

"Big brother, you're really something, saying things like that to me? Aren't you afraid I'll do the same to your sister?"

"Don't worry, if you really bring a fish, I'll definitely get my dad to agree!"

Qin Qiming was discussing the assassin at the village chief's house when, a short while later, Qin Hao suddenly pushed open the door.

"Dad, something's happened!"

Upon hearing this, the village chief's face immediately darkened, and he raised his voice to scold, "What's the rush? You're a grown man, what could possibly make you so anxious? Can't you be a little more composed?"

Qin Hao quickly suppressed his emotions, "Father, something really terrible has happened!"

"Tell me quickly, do you think I don't know something happened?"

Something happened in Baijia Village last night!

"Something sneaked into the village at night, and four people were killed, with the last one going crazy from fright."

The youngest son of the Bai family set off at dawn, traversing mountains and valleys to Zhangjia Village to find the herb gatherer.

"What?" The village chief stood up abruptly, surprised. "Four people gone? How did they disappear? What could have gotten into their house and only found out after all four were gone?"

"I found out that a few young men used the money they earned from hunting in the mountains to buy alcohol that night. They gathered together for dinner and drinks, and after drinking too much, they fell asleep in one of the rooms."

These people happened to live in a house on the edge of the village. The villagers didn't pay attention to the commotion until the madman started shouting.

"I asked you how it disappeared?" the village chief pressed again.

Qin Hao shook his head: "That person didn't know, he only knew that he was bitten to death by something in the mountains, and then he quickly found some medicine."

The village chief frowned, pondered for a moment, and looked at Qin Qiming: "Qiming, Baijia Village is only a few miles away from the mountain forest protection team. Why don't you take the eldest and second eldest sons to check the situation? See if anything is wrong, and help Zhang Yao as much as you can. He's the only diligent herb gatherer in the surrounding villages."

"Okay, I'll pack up and leave right away. Uncle Yao was still treating patients in our village yesterday, so I reckon he hasn't left yet."

Qin Qiming stood up and walked out with the Qin brothers.

"Don't you know what got into the house?"

"I was in such a hurry, I heard that someone had an accident in the mountains, so I rushed back. I didn't have time to go and see what it was."

"What kind of creature could possibly sneak into the village from the mountains to harm people?"

"The key thing is that it sneaked into the village and killed four people, one of whom was even planning to get married next month."

At that moment, Zhang Yao and a young man were leaving Ma Lianhe's house when they ran into Qin Qiming.

"Qiming, is something the matter?"

Qin Qiming looked at Zhang Yao and the young man and said, "Uncle Yao, are you planning to go back?"

"No, go to Baijia Village, there's been some commotion there."

“I’ll go with you. The guard post is close by, and they have a lot of men, so we can help each other.”

Zhang Yao replied, "Okay, get everything packed quickly, and we'll set off right away."

"Uncle Yao, wait a moment, I'll go pack the things right away."

After Qin Qiming left, the young man looked at Zhang Yao and asked in confusion, "Judging from his appearance, he's not very old. Should we take him with us? It's a matter of life and death, we can't waste any time, we have to go and check on him right away."

“He might be able to help if he goes with us.”

"Would it be alright to bring him along?"

The young man felt increasingly uneasy: "Why aren't we hurrying back to the village? What if something goes wrong while we're waiting for him here?"

"What do you know?"

Zhang Yao shook his head, standing firmly without moving an inch.

"If you go into the mountains and encounter a pack of wolves or wild boars, do you think you can avoid getting injured?"

"What does this have to do with waiting for him? Uncle Yao, I don't understand what you're saying."

"He's encountered them all, yet he's never been hurt a bit; he's taken care of them all."

"Him?" The young man looked surprised.

Why don't you believe me?

"Believe it or not, that's simply impossible!"

Zhang Yao sneered: "Have you ever heard of the Blue-Faced Ghost?"

"I've heard of it. Didn't that beast get shot?"

"He's the one who caught him."

"What?"

The young man's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he heard this.

"You still don't believe me? Then do you know that from the moment the Green-Faced Ghost first met him and was recognized, until he was captured, this whole series of events was orchestrated by him? Do you believe it or not?"

The young man was stunned by these words.

Which deity has descended to earth?

Do you know why we're waiting here?

Seeing Qin Qiming approaching with the things, Zhang Yao continued, "Some people are born with good fortune, something you can't see or touch. But no matter what happens, everything goes smoothly for them, and being around them brings good luck. Do you think the person in your village who went mad could be cured with him by his side?"

He's incredibly generous; he'll use any precious medicine that could cure diseases and save lives without batting an eye, just because it's mentioned. Who can compete with his generosity?

The young man didn't know how to respond.

After re-evaluating Qin Qiming, her opinion changed.

"Is everything ready?"

"Ready? Let's go."

Zhang Yao glanced at Qin Kang and Qin Hao beside Qin Qiming, nodded, and then left.